The Bear's Water Picnic
Age 5+
Picture Books
Creators
John Yeoman (Author)
John Yeoman was for many years Head of English at the French Lycée in London. His collaboration with Quentin Blake began in 1960, and has resulted in a long list of successful children’s books of which a number of earlier well-loved titles are now being republished by Andersen Press for new generations of readers.
Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children’s Laureate. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.
Reviews
Best-loved illustrator Quentin Blake brings to life this lyrical, watery story.
Lovereading4kids
You can’t help but be enchanted by [Quentin Blake’s pictures], with their vibrancy and expressiveness.
TheBookbag
The illustrations are classic Blake, full of vitality and humour and spilling all over the page. A delightful, summery tale
armadillomagazine.com
It’s ideal bedtime story material, fun, and somehow reassuring
armadillomagazine.com
Quentin’s distinctly joyful picturing adorns the story of The Bear’s Water Picnic
The School Librarian
This is quite possibly the sweetest, most innocent story you’ll ever read.
Education.com, Gift Guide
